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bionomics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction bi·o·nom·ics \ ˌbī-ə-ˈnä-miks \

Definition of bionomics

: ecology
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bionomic

play \-mik\ adjective

Origin and Etymology of bionomics

bionomic, adjective, probably from French bionomique, from bionomie ecology, from bi- + -nomie -nomy

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bionomics

noun plural but singular or plural in construction bi·o·nom·ics \ ˌbī-ə-ˈnäm-iks \

medical Definition of bionomics

: ecology 1
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bionomic

play \-ik\ or bionomical play \-i-kəl\ adjective
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bionomically

play \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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